Nigeria flags flood risk in 11 states as Cameroon releases dam water
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-09-18 23:07:19

Nigeria flags flood risk in 11 states as Cameroon releases dam water

Cameroon has several dams on the Benue River, which flows downstream to Nigeria.

Nigerian flood victims in Borno state face long wait for medical help
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-09-17 16:58:40

Nigerian flood victims in Borno state face long wait for medical help

More than 30 people have been killed by the floods, which authorities say affected about one million people.

Nigerian flood victims face long wait for medical help
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-09-16 22:34:41

Nigerian flood victims face long wait for medical help

The floods in West Africa come at a time of flooding in Europe after days of torrential rain that caused rivers to burst their banks in several parts of the region.

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to launch biometric passports under new alliance
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-09-16 06:36:08

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to launch biometric passports under new alliance

The three junta-led Sahel neighbours jointly announced in January they would leave the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which has sought to persuade them to reconsider their decision.

Nearly 300 prisoners escape Nigerian prison after floods
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-09-15 22:07:43

Nearly 300 prisoners escape Nigerian prison after floods

The flood has killed at least 30 people, according to the country's emergency agency, and affected a million others.

Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes in Nigeria – WFP
  • Author: UN News
  • Date: 2024-09-14 21:26:29

Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes in Nigeria – WFP

Some 800,000 people in 29 states in Nigeria have been affected by floods as of September 2024, WFP said.

Floods decimate Nigerian zoo, wash crocodiles into community
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-09-10 19:37:39

Floods decimate Nigerian zoo, wash crocodiles into community

Floods began when a dam overflowed following heavy rains, uprooting thousands of people.

Algeria declares President Tebboune election winner with 95% of vote
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-09-08 22:01:18

Algeria declares President Tebboune election winner with 95% of vote

Tebboune's re-election means Algeria will likely keep on with a governing programme that has resumed lavish social spending.

Nigeria orders arrest of British citizen linked to protests
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-09-03 23:10:43

Nigeria orders arrest of British citizen linked to protests

Already on Monday, Nigeria charged 10 people with treason and conspiring to incite the military to mutiny.

Floods in Nigeria kill at least 49, displace thousands
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-08-26 22:06:27

Floods in Nigeria kill at least 49, displace thousands

Heavy rains have added to problems in the farming sector where farmers are deserting their farms in the northeast due to repeated attacks by militants.

Gunmen kidnap at least 20 students in north-central Nigeria
  • Author: Mercy Asamba
  • Date: 2024-08-16 20:04:05

Gunmen kidnap at least 20 students in north-central Nigeria

The victims, who were medical and dental students, were headed to the southeastern state of Enugu, the police said.

Analysis- In deluge of protests, fuel subsidies prove hard to abolish
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-08-08 21:20:50

Analysis- In deluge of protests, fuel subsidies prove hard to abolish

Across Africa - and a string of other emerging market nations - debt-laden governments trying to shed costly fuel subsidies are running headlong into angry populations reeling from years of increasing living costs.

From Kenya to Nigeria: Economic crisis fuels youth protests across Africa
  • Author: Lucy Mumbi
  • Date: 2024-08-07 15:18:46

From Kenya to Nigeria: Economic crisis fuels youth protests across Africa

In Nigeria, inflation has spiked above 34 per cent following the removal of a costly fuel subsidy and unsuccessful currency devaluations.

Nigeria detains tailors who made Russian flags for anti-government protests
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-08-06 23:11:41

Nigeria detains tailors who made Russian flags for anti-government protests

Hundreds of thousands of Nigerians have been protesting since August 1 against Tinubu's painful economic reforms that have seen a partial end to petrol and electricity subsidies, currency devaluation and inflation touching three-decade highs.

Bangladesh: UN watching crisis ‘very closely’ as PM resigns and flees the country
  • Author: UN News
  • Date: 2024-08-05 23:00:48

Bangladesh: UN watching crisis ‘very closely’ as PM resigns and flees the country

The United Nations is following the situation in Bangladesh very closely after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday.

Bangladesh army takes over government as Premier Sheikh Hasina resigns over protests
  • Author: Abdirahman Khalif
  • Date: 2024-08-05 12:38:31

Bangladesh army takes over government as Premier Sheikh Hasina resigns over protests

Sheikh Hasina, who has served consecutively since January 2009, has now been ousted.

Nigeria's president calls for end to protests against economic hardship
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-08-04 13:14:07

Nigeria's president calls for end to protests against economic hardship

In a televised broadcast, Tinubu called for an end to violence in several states since the protests started, saying he was always open to dialogue.

Nigerian police teargas protesters, arrest dozens
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-08-03 22:40:28

Nigerian police teargas protesters, arrest dozens

At least 13 people were killed on Thursday when protests turned violent, Amnesty International said, blaming police for using live rounds.

Nigeria offers youth jobs, grants worth billions of Naira to curb protests
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-07-27 12:48:23

Nigeria offers youth jobs, grants worth billions of Naira to curb protests

Protesters have said they have a right to peaceful demonstrations, calling the government's warnings of violence a smokescreen for a potential crackdown.

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